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         |  oxygenfad
             from www.oxygenfad.com (Canada) on 2007-10-09 10:54 [#02129918] Points: 4442 Status: Regular
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 | THANK YOU FOR ORDERING IN RAINBOWS. THIS IS AN UPDATE. 
 YOUR UNIQUE ACTIVATION CODE(S) WILL BE SENT OUT TOMORROW
 MORNING (UK TIME).  THIS WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO THE
 DOWNLOAD AREA.
 
 HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOWNLOAD:
 
 THE ALBUM WILL COME AS A 48.4MB ZIP FILE CONTAINING 10 X
 160KBPS DRM FREE MP3s.
 
 MOST COMPUTERS NOW HAVE ZIP SOFTWARE AS PART OF THE
 OPERATING SYSTEM; IF YOUR COMPUTER DOES NOT, YOU NEED TO GET
 WINZIP OR ZIPIT INSTALLED PRIOR.
 
 YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THEM HERE:
 
 PC: http://www.winzip.com/
 MAC: http://www.maczipit.com/
 
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING YOUR FILE,
 PLEASE CONTACT OUR DOWNLOAD CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM AT
 downloadinrainbows@waste.uk.com
 
 
 
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         |  horsefactory
             from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-09 10:58 [#02129922] Points: 14867 Status: Regular
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 | would've been better if they had plugged 7zip, open source, free and all that, the capitalist pigs
 
 
 
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         |  goDel
             from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-10-09 10:59 [#02129924] Points: 10240 Status: Regular
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 | onehundredandsixtyfaggykilobitespersecondgoddammit!!!! 
 
 
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         |  George_Kaplan
             on 2007-10-09 11:04 [#02129932] Points: 838 Status: Regular | Followup to oxygenfad: #02129918
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 | this business model is well similar to shareware, which is fine if you are a small company because exposure is easy if
 you are offering something unique. all a user has to do is
 search software listings for tags and features.
 its different when you apply it to the music industry tho,
 cos only hugely known bands can generate enough interest to
 make it profitable. you need a huge amount of downloads for
 it to work. so while it appears to be a stab at being more
 democratic, its actually very monopolist.
 if the whole industry adopted this model then there would be
 no chance of new or smaller artists making any money at
 all.
 
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-10-09 11:47 [#02129961] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to George_Kaplan: #02129932
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 | nah. that just sounds like a boo-hoo'ing record industry trying to scare other artists from doing this.
 
 self promotion is easier now than ever.  just have to move
 away from the label oriented paradigm.  this model can be
 implemented by small labels and web labels as well. It's
 relatively inexpensive which levels the playing field.
 
 
 
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         |  thatne
             from United States on 2007-10-09 11:51 [#02129963] Points: 3026 Status: Lurker
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 | 160kbps doesn't scare me off 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-10-09 11:56 [#02129969] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to thatne: #02129963
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 | dunno, i hate how  hi hats and cymbals sound on mp3's at 160kbps or less.  all like crunchy or something.  all like
 hitting a pile of broken glass instead of a hi-hat.  not
 that this release will sound like that.
 
 
 
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         |  futureimage
             from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-09 12:02 [#02129975] Points: 6427 Status: Lurker | Followup to evolume: #02129969
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 | WHY? HOW? I can only hear a difference at 96 kbps. Am I deaf?
 
 
 
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         |  vlari
             from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2007-10-09 12:02 [#02129976] Points: 13915 Status: Regular | Followup to futureimage: #02129975
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 | most probably 
 
 
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         |  _gvarek_
             from next to you (Poland) on 2007-10-09 12:07 [#02129982] Points: 4882 Status: Lurker
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 | 160 kbps? 
 it's a scam people, a £1 scam
 
 
 
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         |  George_Kaplan
             on 2007-10-09 12:07 [#02129983] Points: 838 Status: Regular | Followup to evolume: #02129961
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 | u really think so? 
 this is already happening via myspace and i dont see a high
 percentage of their users getting rich that way
 
 well whatev if people wanna do it its all good go for it i
 dont care im sorted either way
 
 
 
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         |  George_Kaplan
             on 2007-10-09 12:09 [#02129984] Points: 838 Status: Regular | Followup to evolume: #02129961
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 | also , sorry to break this to you but theres about 50 small labels a week going under right now its fukin carnage
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-10-09 12:23 [#02129995] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to George_Kaplan: #02129984
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 | you have to look to the future man 
 the future is TOMORROW!
 
 
 
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         |  George_Kaplan
             on 2007-10-09 12:29 [#02129998] Points: 838 Status: Regular | Followup to evolume: #02129995
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 | see you there then 
 
 
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         |  oxygenfad
             from www.oxygenfad.com (Canada) on 2007-10-09 12:44 [#02130003] Points: 4442 Status: Regular
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 | Since they are giving the album for free, will they get pissed if we download the 320's off bit torrent ?
 
 
 
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         |  oxygenfad
             from www.oxygenfad.com (Canada) on 2007-10-09 12:45 [#02130004] Points: 4442 Status: Regular
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 | Or the ISO ? 
 
 
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         |  Vin3islih
             from United Kingdom on 2007-10-09 15:13 [#02130209] Points: 1066 Status: Regular
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 | Thom's only In Rainbows interview 
 Interview:So thom, what do you think of your new album?
 
 Thom:it's shit
 
 Interview:eurg.. really?
 
 Thom:yeah, it's shit.  I always think that about anything we
 put out.  I mean, come on, we spent years fiddling about
 with stuff and working out we didn't like any of it.  What
 makes this any different?
 
 Interview:well, you decided to put it out
 
 Thom:I know.  well, we did it to stop me going mad.  the
 ever revolving doors need to wind down eventually.  we're
 like bullets in a gun, we need to be fired so the gun can be
 reloaded. i'm like America, the rest of the band can fuck
 off.
 
 Interview:ok. tell us a bit about the record then?
 
 Thom: there's nothing to tell.  my fans have decided to
 paste all of our songs on youtube.
 
 Interview: fair enough, but isn't that a good thing?
 
 Thom: no, it's shit
 
 Interview: it's shit again?
 
 Thom:yes, it is.  I thought that playing an entire album of
 new material would not end up on the Internets like that.  I
 thought my fans were idiots.  I can barely write words down
 properly on pieces of paper let alone predict how good
 people are with the Internets.
 
 Interview:well, what do you want to talk about?
 
 Thom:I'll talk about Jonny.  I find him alluring, don't
 you?
 
 Interview:you are married with kids.
 
 Thom:I know, I just fantasise about busting a load on his
 buttock
 
 Interview: we're wrapping up.
 
 
 
 
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         |  rad smiles
             on 2007-10-09 17:36 [#02130294] Points: 5608 Status: Lurker
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 | :D 
 
 
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         |  gl0tch
             from www.gl0tch.com     on 2007-10-09 17:38 [#02130295] Points: 2708 Status: Lurker
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 | Isnt it morning over there now? 
 
 
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         |  Princess Die
             from Dublin (Ireland) on 2007-10-09 20:12 [#02130326] Points: 90 Status: Addict | Followup to George_Kaplan: #02129932
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 | LOL! Your manchester accent is overwhelming in that rant! 
 
 
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         |  CS2x
             from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-09 20:33 [#02130332] Points: 5079 Status: Lurker
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 | 160 kbps ain't good enough, DAMNSHIT. 
 
 
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         |  Co-existence
             from Bergen (Norway) on 2007-10-09 23:26 [#02130381] Points: 3388 Status: Regular
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 | 160kbps - and some people actually paid for that!?! 
 I'm amused by your past enthusiasm over this so called
 "free" release...
 
 :D
 
 
 
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         |  Ceri JC
             from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-10-09 23:30 [#02130382] Points: 23533 Status: Moderator | Followup to Co-existence: #02130381 | Show recordbag
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 | Ha ha ha, PWN on the people who paid for this. :D 
 
 
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         |  goDel
             from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-10-09 23:51 [#02130383] Points: 10240 Status: Regular | Followup to Ceri JC: #02130382
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 | it's for a greater cause 
 *grumble grumble*
 
 
 
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         |  teapot
             from Paddington (Australia) on 2007-10-09 23:57 [#02130386] Points: 5739 Status: Regular
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 | got it... sounds awesome.... it's out there now despite the fact that i still havent recieved my activation code :)
 
 
 
 
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         |  goDel
             from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-10-10 00:09 [#02130389] Points: 10240 Status: Regular
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 | lolz 
 there were actually some peeps on oink having it transcoded
 to 192
 
 
 
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         |  gl0tch
             from www.gl0tch.com     on 2007-10-10 00:18 [#02130392] Points: 2708 Status: Lurker
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 | I heard they recorded this album with the help of an pre-release copy of Reason 4
 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 00:20 [#02130393] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | somebody please upload and link. i will not be going to sleep tonight until i have it.
 
 
 
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         |  futureimage
             from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-10 00:21 [#02130394] Points: 6427 Status: Lurker
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 | Downloaded and on my phone and a CDr ready for the car. 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 00:23 [#02130396] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | upload it to anything but megaupload, please. 
 
 
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         |  gl0tch
             from www.gl0tch.com     on 2007-10-10 00:27 [#02130397] Points: 2708 Status: Lurker
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 | So is anyone actually listening to this yet? 
 I'm curious what the consensus is on the first couple of
 tracks.
 
 
 
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         |  pigster
             from melbs on 2007-10-10 00:27 [#02130398] Points: 4480 Status: Lurker
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 | listening. and enjoying my friend currently has my ipod damnit : P
 
 
 
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         |  pigster
             from melbs on 2007-10-10 00:33 [#02130400] Points: 4480 Status: Lurker
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 | holy shit. reckoner.
 
 
 
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         |  pigster
             from melbs on 2007-10-10 00:34 [#02130401] Points: 4480 Status: Lurker
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 | is listenable. people who have heard the live versions might understand why
 im shocked : )
 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 00:40 [#02130402] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | sendspace that shit. 
 
 
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         |  PS
             on 2007-10-10 00:40 [#02130403] Points: 1876 Status: Lurker
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 | It's good. 
 
 
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         |  gl0tch
             from www.gl0tch.com     on 2007-10-10 00:41 [#02130404] Points: 2708 Status: Lurker
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 | Well I was going to try to be funny and say how whenever I listen to Radiohead all that comes to mind are classic
 Sesame Street animations.  Well, searching for some on
 youtube I discovered ¡Forward, Russia! and have to say I am
 quite pleased with this band as well.
 
 
 
 
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         |  PS
             on 2007-10-10 00:41 [#02130405] Points: 1876 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #02130402
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 | Do you have soulseek? 
 
 
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         |  PS
             on 2007-10-10 00:45 [#02130407] Points: 1876 Status: Lurker
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 | I was just curious, nevermind.  It would take too long to put there.
 
 The first song is great, second so-so, listening to the
 third now.  The production's much more fleshed out than what
 I was expecting (sub-par idm dooding like Amnesiac Eraser).
 Dowload was surpisingly fast also.
 
 
 
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         |  pigster
             from melbs on 2007-10-10 00:47 [#02130408] Points: 4480 Status: Lurker
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 | haha i loved bodysnatchers. i guess i lvoed most of it though.
 
 
 
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         |  gl0tch
             from www.gl0tch.com     on 2007-10-10 00:49 [#02130409] Points: 2708 Status: Lurker
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 | I seriously think a 256+ kbps release would have made this sound like an entirely different album.  Take "Videotape"
 for example.
 
 Its still good, but not the smartest move imho.
 
 
 
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         |  gl0tch
             from www.gl0tch.com     on 2007-10-10 00:49 [#02130410] Points: 2708 Status: Lurker | Followup to gl0tch: #02130409
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 | er, releasing in 160 that is. 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 00:57 [#02130412] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | don't let me down, pirate bay. 
 
 
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         |  bogala
             from NYC (United States) on 2007-10-10 01:26 [#02130417] Points: 5125 Status: Regular
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 | I just downloaded it. Will listen now 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 01:27 [#02130418] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | okay, listening. first song is kind of pleasant so far but not terribly exciting.
 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 01:31 [#02130419] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | bodysnatchers is really crappy. i think radiohead have just stopped trying to write actual songs.
 
 
 
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         |  WiredandReady
             from manchester (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-10 01:33 [#02130420] Points: 25 Status: Regular
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 | Around 6am this morning, while listening to httt i realised i shouldve been in bed hours ago. I turned the tunes off,
 flicked on the TV (as the news always cures my insomnia) and
 what should i see? thom yorke! Well it got my interest up so
 i waited for the story to come on half an hour later. Im so
 happy, i didnt even know it was finished. Yeah, actually i
 have been living under a rock. Downloaded it at 450kbps and
 am sat here enjoying it as i type this pointless story.
 My favourite so far is All I Need. Reckoner has just started
 and is sounding good so far.
 I wish it wasnt so early so that i could whack the volume
 right up.
 
 
 
 
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         |  WiredandReady
             from manchester (United Kingdom) on 2007-10-10 01:39 [#02130422] Points: 25 Status: Regular
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 | oh his voice on house of cards... sublime. screw the neighbours
 
 
 
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         |  optimus prime
             on 2007-10-10 01:40 [#02130423] Points: 6447 Status: Lurker
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 | they ruined nude. it sounds like some polite AM radio number. barf. arpeggi is sucking up a storm as well.
 
 
 
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         |  bogala
             from NYC (United States) on 2007-10-10 01:41 [#02130424] Points: 5125 Status: Regular
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 | I like 'all i need' so far. 
 
 
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